船 ship

舟 (boat) + 八 (eight) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPEILL PAIR
9 times out of 10, when someone wants to say "boat" or "ship", they'll use this one instead of 舟.

Onyomi

SEN

Mnemonic

SEND for the caterer! I have eight mouths to feed on this here boat!

Kunyomi

ふね ship
★★★★☆

Jukugo

風船(ふうせん)

balloon ★★☆☆☆ NEO
風 (wind / the flu / style) + 船 (ship) = 風船 (balloon)

宇宙船(うちゅうせん)

space ship ★☆☆☆☆ NEO
宇宙 (outer space) + 船 (ship) = 宇宙船 (space ship)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
船 ship EIGHT 八
航 navigation BERET
般 general / overall THROW

There are EIGHT ships, but they are navigating around a BERET.

Oh, and I THROW a diaper overall your heads.

Synonyms

boat
船    舟